Saturday’s race program at Boone Speedway began with the 911 tribute cars of Will Brack and Jeff Feaster displayed on the frontstretch and a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the terrorist attack 10 years ago tomorrow.

A recording of 10-year-old Emily Alexander singing the Canadian national anthem – her father Rocky becomes the first Canadian to start a main event at Super Nationals when the Stock Car main takes the track – preceded the always stirring rendition of The Star Spangled Banner, performed by the Boone High School Marching Band.

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Potential bonus amounts that could be paid out to Modified drivers already in the main event range from $1,100 to the maximum $5,000.

Along with a $2,000 share of the purse, the Modified champion gets a bonus of $100 for each of as many as 50 sanctioned starts made during the weekly point season. Randy Havlik and J.J. Wise have already topped the 50-start mark.

The Stock Car champ gets another $50 for each start up to 50: Mike Nichols was the only driver over that number excluding starts made the weekend before Super Nationals began.

Six drivers in the Hobby Stock field will chase a maximum bonus of $1,250, getting $25 for each start to 50: Devin Smith, Michael Murphy, Jason Wilkinson, Chad Gentz, Shannon Anderson and Cory Adams.

Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod drivers also chase a $25 per start up to 50 bonus: Jesse Sobbing, Jeremy Embrey, Nick Roberts, Bryan LaRiviere and Doug Smith are in the running for the maximum extra money.